First colored world series 1924

The 1924 colored world series was a bestofnine matchup between the negro national league champion kansas city monarchs and the eastern colored league champion hilldale. The first colored world series played african american. Limited editioin printing of a panoramic photograph taken at muehlebach park, kansas city, missouri, framed to 35 x 12, showing the kansas city monarchs of the negro national league on the left and hilldale near philadelphia of the eastern colored league on the right. The first negro world series in 1924 lasted nearly three weeks and was played in four cities. Photo first colored world series, opening game oct. In a tengame series, the monarchs narrowly defeated hilldale 5 games to 4, with one tie game.

Philadelphia the hilldale club defeated the kansas city monarchs 54 in 10 innings in the first game of the series pitting the visiting negro national league champion kansas city monarchs against hilldale club, the eastern colored league champs. Summary group portrait of players from the monarchs and the hilldale baseball teams in front of grandstands filled with spectators before the opening game of the 1924 world series. Remembering the washington senators 1924 world series. An extremely scarce 1924 panoramic photograph of the first colored world series featuring the hilldale giants and the kansas city monarchs in 1924, after the hilldale giants club from darby, pennsylvania captured the crown in the newly established eastern colored league and the western powerhouse kansas city monarchs won out in the fouryear. It was the first world series between the respective champions. They won their first world series title in 1924, defeating the hilldale daisies, from philadelphia, in a thrilling tengame series. Noted negro league historian larry lester provides commentary, records, and full statistics for each clubs. In 1924, after the hilldale giants captured the league crown in the new eastern colored league and the kansas city monarchs won out in the fouryearold negro national league, the two teams met in a bestofnine series for the world championship. Lot detail first negro league 1924 world series opening. The 1924 colored world series was the first official championship series between two recognized negro league championship teams, kansas city monarchs and the eastern champs hilldale. As the 20 world series gets underway this week between the boston red sox and st. Laminated pictorial boards designed without dustjacket.

Hi all, i have completed my first draft of the 1924 colored baseball world series dmb league database. The first successful league, the national negro baseball league, is formed by rube foster. The whitelettered caption along the top reads first colored world seriesopening game, oct 11, 1924. But if the nationals dream season had gone according to plan, then washington would have won the first world series in the citys history since 1924. The first colored world series played on this date in 1924, the first colored world series of baseball began in chicago. Players such as biz mackey, jose mendez, bullet rogan, and judy johnson were all of great importance to black baseball during this time. It includes all of the players and lineups in the ten game series between the hilldale giants and the kansas city monarchs in baseballs first colored world series. In 1924, after the hilldale giants club from darby, pennsylvania captured the crown in the newly established eastern colored league and the western. Baseballs first colored world series book the kansas. Finally, as the 1924 season was winding down, the longfeuding owners of the nnl and ecl decided to set their differences aside and organize a postseason best of 9 series to crown the champion for 1924. On this date in 1924, the first colored world series of baseball began in chicago.

Photograph of kansas city monarchs and hilldale giants at the negro leagues first colored world series kansas city monarchs and hilldale giants standing side by side at the opening game negro leagues first colored world series in kansas city, missouri on october 11, 1924. In 1924, after the hilldale club often known as the giants captured the league crown in the new eastern colored league and the kansas city monarchs won out in the fouryearold negro national league, the two teams met in what was to be the bestofnine series for the world colored championship. The first colored world series played african american registry. It took a threeweek, fourcity tour and bestofnine series for two competing leagues to decide who was the biggest and baddest of them all. The first negro championship cup goes to the philadelphia giants 3 vs the cuban xgiants 2. The senators defeated the giants in seven games to win their first championship in club history. Before a crowded grandstand, the kansas city monarchs and the hilldale giants stand in a long line, each identified by surname below. In 1924, the champions of the negro national league and the eastern colored league met for the first time in the colored world series. The whitelettered caption along the top reads first colored world seriesopening game, oct 11, 1924 kansas city, mo. An extremely rare 1924 panoramic photograph of the first colored world series featuring the hilldale giants and the kansas city monarchs in 1924, after the hilldale giants club from darby, pennsylvania captured the crown in the newly established eastern colored league and the western powerhouse kansas city monarchs won out in the fouryear old negro national league.

The kansas city monarchs played the philadelphia hilldales. In 1924, after the hilldale giants captured the league crown in the new eastern colored league and the kansas city monarchs won out in the fouryearold negro national league, the two teams met in what was to be a bestofnine series for the world championship. There is a total money back refund guarantee if you are not totally satisfied with the quality of this photo. The kansas city monarchs, led by hall of famers bullet joe rogan and jose mendez, beat the hilldale daisies in a bestoften game series five games to. The opening game notation in the caption actually refers to the opening game played at kansas city, not the opening game of the series. The 1924 world series was the championship series of the 1924 major league baseball season. Their last world series title came in 1942, when they swept the powerful homestead grays, featuring josh gibson and buck leonard, in four games. The bestofnine format went the distance and beyond. An extremely rare 1924 panoramic photograph of the first. The bestofnine series matched the kansas city monarchs, champions of the negro national league, against the hilldale daisies, champions of the eastern colored league.

Louis cardinals, i thought we would look back at the very first negro leagues fall classic between the kansas city monarchs 5522 and the hilldale daisies 4723. The world series is the annual championship series of major league baseball mlb and concludes the mlb postseason. I f youre a phillies fan than you know about the 1980 world series involving philadelphia and kansas city, but the connection between the two cities in a baseball sense can actually be traced back to 1924 and the first colored world series. Louis cardinals, i thought we would look back at the. The series ran for four years from 1924 through 1927 when it was referred to as the. History of 1924 world series between the monarchs and the hilldale club. The 1924 colored world series was the first official championship series. This series became known as the negro league world series, pitting the two regularseason champs of the two different leagues. The 1924 colored world series was the first official championship series between two recognized negro league championship teams. Baseballs first colored world series the 1924 meeting of the hilldale giants and kansas city monarchs book. The monarchs finished at 5522, ahead of the chicago american giants and the hilldales were at.

Robert edward auctions 1924 first colored world series. This series was dubbed as the negro league world series as you had the two regular season champs from two different leagues playing for a world championship of colored baseball for the first time ever. The world series itself was a hotly contested match with several games decided by a single run and even a tie game mixed in for good measure. Lot detail 1924 first colored world series players. Did you know the first negro league world series was. Historically significant panoramic photograph 18 x 10.

Group portrait of players from the monarchs and the hilldale baseball teams in front of grandstands filled with spectators before the opening game of the 1924 world series. Larry lester this heavily illustrated volume provides a comprehensive account of the first championship series played between teams from two allblack professional leagues. It was the first world series between the respective champions of the nnl and ecl. An extremely scarce 1924 panoramic photograph of the first. Matching the brilliant condition is the quality of the shot itself, a razorsharp shot providing a view of the first colored world series, opening game, oct 11, 1924, kansas city, mo. The 1924 meeting of the hilldale giants and kansas city monarchs. This event, which was mediated by kenesaw mountain landis, pitted the kansas city monarchs of the negro national league against the eastern colored. The first game of the championship series opened at philadelphia on october 3, 1924, between the kansas city monarchs of the nnl and the hilldale club of. Coa this is a very rare vintage panoramic photo of the opening game october 24, 1024. An extremely scarce 1924 panoramic photograph of the first colored world series featuring the hilldale giants and the kansas cit. The giants became the first team to play in four consecutive world series, winning in 19211922 and losing in 19231924. A comprehensive account of the first championship series in 1924 between the hilldale giants and the kansas city monarchs each representing two allblack professional leagues the eastern colored league and the negro national league. First played in 1903, the world series championship is a bestofseven playoff and is a contest between the champions of baseballs national league nl and american league al.